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Md. ACORN Chapter Disbands in Video Scandal's Wake
March 16, 2010 - 11:02 AM
A former leader of Maryland's ACORN chapter says the group shaken by a video scandal will no longer operate in the state.
Baltimore (AP) - A former leader of Maryland's ACORN chapter says the group shaken by a video scandal will no longer operate in the state.
The videos showed ACORN workers, including workers in Baltimore, giving tax tips to conservative activists posing as a pimp and prostitute. Former Maryland chapter co-chairwoman Sonja Merchant-Jones says the group was torn apart by infighting after that.
Several affiliates of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now around the country are rebranding under a different name. But Merchant-Jones, says there are no such plans in Maryland.
Merchant-Jones says Maryland ACORN ceased operations late last year and all the offices in the state have closed.
The videos showed ACORN workers, including workers in Baltimore, giving tax tips to conservative activists posing as a pimp and prostitute. Former Maryland chapter co-chairwoman Sonja Merchant-Jones says the group was torn apart by infighting after that.
Several affiliates of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now around the country are rebranding under a different name. But Merchant-Jones, says there are no such plans in Maryland.
Merchant-Jones says Maryland ACORN ceased operations late last year and all the offices in the state have closed.
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